Nave v. Richardson

The holder sued the endorser upon a negotiable promissory note, of which the firm of Likens & Boyd and John H. Likens were the makers. On the trial, the plaintiff offered evidence proving the endorsement and transfer of the note to him, and the note was read in evidence. He then called as a witness Robert Boyle, who testified that he was the notary mentioned in the notarial protest which was shown to him, but that he had no remembrance of the manner of the protest, or of the time of day when he protested the note, other than what appeared by the protest itself and his notarial record, which…